Dublin, April 25, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Global Blockchain in Healthcare Market: Focus on Industry Analysis and Opportunity Matrix - Analysis and Forecast, 2018-2025" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
The global blockchain in the healthcare market is expected grow at a CAGR of 63.85% from 2018 to 2025, to reach a value of $5.61 billion by 2025.
The use of blockchain for healthcare data exchange will contribute the largest market share throughout the forecast period, reaching a value of $1.89 billion by 2025, owing to the use of blockchain to solve the most widespread problem in healthcare information systems related to interoperability and non-standardization that has created data silos in the industry.
The market for blockchain in health insurance is expected to witness the fastest growth rate across applications, with a CAGR of 70.2%. This growth can be attributed to the use of blockchain to reduce IT and operational costs in insurance process and to reduce healthcare related frauds that cost the healthcare market billions of dollars each year.
However, shift to blockchain based solutions will require significant investments and efforts including seamless integration with the current infrastructure, and blockchain providers may experience resistance from healthcare players for changing from legacy systems and processes to blockchain. Industry alignment is necessary for bringing in standardization and promoting interoperability between different networks which are being developed by different enterprises that run on different consensus protocol. Moreover, the current absence of regulation needs to be resolved to address questions about how blockchains will be managed and run.
Key Topics Covered:
Executive Summary
1 Research Scope and Methodology
1.1 Scope of the Report
1.2 The Blockchain Technology Report Research Methodology
2 Market Overview
2.1 Blockchain Structure
2.2 Blockchain Construct
2.2.1 Proof-of-Work (POW)
2.2.2 Proof-of-Stake (PoS)
2.3 Blockchain Ecosystem
2.4 Foundational Elements of Blockchain
2.5 Types of Blockchain
2.5.1 Public Blockchain
2.5.2 Private Blockchain
2.5.3 Permissioned Blockchain
2.6 Blockchain Adoption Timeline in Healthcare
3 Market Dynamics
3.1 Market Drivers
3.1.1 Elimination of Intermediaries and Cost Savings
3.1.2 Transparency and Removal of Risk of Unscrupulous Activity and Security from Cyber Attacks
3.1.3 Government Partnerships
3.1.4 Establishment of Consortiums/ Working Groups
3.2 Market Challenges
3.2.1 Lack of Awareness and Understanding
3.2.2 Trade Off between Cost and Security
3.2.3 Shortage of Skill Set
4 Industry Analysis
4.1 Healthcare Blockchain Consortiums
4.1.1 The Hyperledger Project - Healthcare Working Group
4.1.2 Hashed Health Blockchain Consortium
4.1.3 The Mediledger Project
4.1.4 DokChain Alliance
4.1.5 Humana, MultiPlan, Quest Diagnostics, Optum & United Healthcare - Blockchain Group
4.1.6 My Health My Data Consortium
4.1.7 Viant Blockchain Programme
4.2 Regulatory Landscape
4.2.1 Pharmaceutical Supply Chain
4.2.2 Cold Chain Monitoring
4.2.3 Medical Data Management
4.3 Standards
5 Competitive Insights
5.1 Key Strategies & Development
5.1.1 Product Development & Launch
5.1.2 Partnerships, Joint Ventures & Collaborations
5.1.3 Funding & Contracts
5.1.4 Others
5.2 Investment and Funding Scenario
6 Blockchain Application in Healthcare: Opportunity and Use Case Analysis
6.1 Healthcare Data Exchange and Interoperability
6.1.1 Current Challenges
6.1.1.1 Data Security
6.1.2 Blockchain Solutions
6.1.2.1 Interoperability
6.1.2.2 Data Security and Privacy
6.1.2.3 Patient Engagement
6.2 Drug Supply Chain Management
6.2.1 Current Challenges
6.2.2 Blockchain Solutions
6.2.2.1 Counterfeit Products
6.2.2.2 Compliance
6.2.2.3 Cold Chain Monitoring
6.3 Prescription Drug Abuse
6.3.1 Current Challenges
6.3.2 Blockchain Solution
6.4 Health Insurance
6.4.1 Current Challenges
6.4.2 Blockchain Solutions
6.4.2.1 Exchange of Information
6.4.2.2 Maintaining Accurate Client Information
6.4.2.3 Underwriting, Pricing and Claim Management
6.4.2.4 Compliance
6.4.2.5 Payments
6.5 Drug Discovery and Clinical Trials
7 Company Profiles
- Change Healthcare
- Chronicled, Inc.
- Corporate Summary
- Factom Inc.
- FarmaTrust
- Financial Summary
- Financials
- Hashed Health
- Healthereum, LLC
- Healthureum
- IBM Corporation
- iSolve, LLC
- Medicalchain SA
- Microsoft Corporation
- Patientory, Inc.
- PokitDok, Inc.
- Product/Service Offerings
- Proof.Work
- Recent Developments
- SWOT Analysis
- SimplyVital Health Inc.
- SkyCell AG
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